Germany does not want the surprise to catch you off guard if Russia decides to attack a member country of the East of NATO. The Bundeswehr, the German army, is already negotiating with the greats of civil and military transport a plan of evacuation and deployment that allows to move troops, ammunition and armored to the eastern border of the Atlantic Alliance. As reported by the agency which cites the Handelsblatt economic newspaper, Berlin seeks to shield its role as NATO logistics axis, anticipating a conflict scenario that nobody discards completely.
Among the contacts are the Lufthansa group, the state railway operator Deutsche Bahn and the Rheinmetall Armed giant. All of them are part of the gear that the German government wants to have ready in case the European map re -falls again by force. It is no longer just about having prepared soldiers, but knowing how to move them on time. The conversations run in armored offices, but the mental map they draw is that of a possible war to a few houses from home.
The Executive himself left this strategic line in writing in his national security strategy, updated in 2023. Germany was already defined as “logistics center” of NATO. This implies ensuring that tens of thousands of troops can cross the country and reach the eastern front without delays or improvisations. Deutsche Bahn trains, Lufthansa aircraft and Rheinmetalll production form, from now on, an active part of that planning.
Maneuvers, pilots and military service
The government does not want to leave any open front. According to sources from the sector cited by Handelsblatt and collected by UNN, it is even studying that Lufthansa – more specifically its flight school – takes over the basic formation of new combat pilots. The proposal is part of the reinforcement of medium -term military capacities, and seeks to take advantage of civil resources to gain time and efficiency in a long -voltage context.
On September 25, Hamburg will become the operations center of one of the greatest military exercises held in Germany since the Cold War. The city will host military transport columns, helicopters, campaign hospitals and hundreds of troops in a maneuver that simulates the German response to a Russian attack against the east flank of NATO. The essay, which will be seen in streets and polygons in the city, will also serve to measure the country’s logistics pulse in an emergency situation.
In parallel, the new government plans to reactivate military service through a voluntary model. At the moment it rules out again imposing the mandatory mili, but has already announced the implementation of a previous registration system. The measure aims to have possible recruits if the scenario is complicated, although the forced conscription remains on the table as the last resort.
